Britain’s National Health Service Faces Early Hurdles
The piece reviews Britain’s 1948 launch of state medicine noting prewar hospital shortages 45 000 nurses London beds awaiting admission and doctor shortages. It cites gains in staffing wages and working hours while warning the Medical Association fears over nationalization restricting individualism.
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Health Ministry
England
Wales
Britain
National Health Service
British Medical Association
Recreation Panel Plans Sessions For Children Youth
Plan four subgroups for the governor’s conference on children and youth to be held in Madison May 26 and 27. Alice DeBower and E P Hartl attended the planning session with about 30 state leaders. The four groups focus on preschool, early school age, teenagers, and post high school youth. Recommendations will be presented to the governor after the material is reviewed. A sub-committee is promoting state consultation service in Wisconsin recreation.
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Alice DeBower
Recreation
State Teachers College
E. P. Hartl
City Recreation Department
Madison
Wisconsin
Effective Whistle Tricks Turkeys and Theft Fine
Mrs J Evans of Moelfre Wales trained turkeys to answer her whistle and three missing birds returned from a neighboring farm. The other farmer was fined 100 dollars for stealing them. Stainless steel drums now ship acids and other chemicals in solid or liquid form.
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J. Evans
Moelfre
Wales
Farmers File Work Requests L A Waidelich Says More Farm Jobs Ahead
L A Waidelich of the La Crosse Wisconsin employment service says spring brings more farm worker requests and that fewer urban jobs will push men toward farm work. Farmers and job seekers should register at the La Crosse office on 203 Fifth Avenue South, Exchange Building.
Public Works Idea Revived in Wisconsin
Madison Wis four The planning of a state public works program for legislative consideration to relieve unemployment was proposed Thursday Assemblyman Molinaro Chenosha one of the authors of a joint resolution told an assembly committee that unemployment is on the increase He said 30 000 people were unemployed in Wisconsin when the resolution was introduced two weeks ago and predicted the figure would reach 60 000 by May or June Molinaro pointed to layoffs in the auto industry and said many new cars will not be sold because they've been priced out of the market and workers incomes have been reduced The measure would have the heads of state agencies plan and report building needs to the governor so that a comprehensive construction program would be ready to take up the slack in employment without waiting for federal action.
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Madison
Wis
Molinaro
Chenosha
Assembly
Wisconsin
Stamps Worth 105 Million Dollars Found in Letter
A recent registered air mail letter from China to Singapore carried stamps valued at 105 million dollars in Chinese currency. The sheets were described as many times the size of the letter.
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China
Singapore
Survival Projection For 1000 Males Over Ten Years
An eminent doctor projects that of 1000 male individuals, 705 will survive after a decade. The outlook emphasizes long term mortality under study.
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